Brahms Revision Piano Quintet in F minor, movement 3
Learning Objectives To refresh our knowledge of the key musical features of the Brahms piano quintet To practise using blank scores for exam-style questions
Key vocabulary Make a list of key terms related to this work augmentation augmented 6th chromaticism compound time countersubject diminished 7th fugato imitation melody-dominated homophony motif pedal pizzicato plagal cadence stretto subject tierce de Picardie Find examples of each of these using a blank score
Questions Use a blank score 1.What is ‘double stopping’ and where does it occur in this piece? 2.What is the overall form of this movement? 3.Describe some of the ways in which the main themes of the scherzo (up to bar 193) are contrasted. 4.What is fugato and where can this be found in the scherzo? 5.Where are there examples of cross-rhythms in the scherzo? 6.Describe Brahms’ approach to texture looking specifically at: a.bars 1-12 b.bars c.bars d.bars e.bars
More questions 7.How does Brahms build up the sense of excitement in the following bars? a.bars b.bars In what way does the harmonic plan of the scherzo suggest this is a nineteenth-century piece rather than one for an earlier period? 9.Referring to the music explain what a German 6 th is. 10.Referring to the music explain what a circle of 5ths is. 11.Brahms’ melodic writing has been described as motivic. Discuss examples of motivic writing in the scherzo. 12.Describe the structure of the trio. 13.Give two ways in which tension is created in bars How does the trio contrast with the scherzo? (Consider key, structure, texture, tessitura structure and use of instruments). 15.Find two examples of pedal in the trio.
Essay Using blank scores Compare and contrast harmony and structure in: Brahms Piano Quintet Shostakovich Prelude and Fugue Haydn Symphony 26 (will revise this tomorrow) 36 marks 50 minutes Due: Friday by Start planning Brahms/Shostakovich tonight!
Plan HarmonyStructure Brahms 33 Shostakovich 33 Haydn 33